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Drugging fellow countrymen, killing to clear debts

Bangkok, Police have released evidence that no outsiders were found entering the hotel where six people were killed, and have revealed that one of the six was the one who poisoned his fellow countryman after inviting him to invest and making an appoi…

Seoul shares end lower on profit taking

SEOUL: Seoul shares finished lower Wednesday as foreign investors locked in profits following a two-session winning streak despite overnight Wall Street gains. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price…

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 17)

In today’s economy, a 10,000-won bill doesn’t stretch very far, whether you’re shopping at the supermarket or dining at a local lunch spot. It’s not uncommon for a simple bowl of Korean cold noodles, or “naengmyeon,” to cost more than this amount. Fo…

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 17)

President Yoon Suk Yeol has appointed his spokesperson Kim Soo-kyung as Vice Minister of Unification and named Jeong Hye-jeon, a senior administrator at the Public Relations Planning Secretary’s Office, as his new spokesperson. Lee Do-woon, the senio…

Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL: The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on July 17.

Korean-language dailies

— Young people need 11.5 months, longest ever, to land first job (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

— YouTubers, combined with fandom, incite confli…